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    Posted: 30 Jun 09 at 11:34am

Yeah its got a big harken ratchet on it for the 12mm rope.

George is it just the arm that youve got or have you got the whole turret aswell?
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Originally posted by s.a.l.t.y

Yeah its got a big harken ratchet on it for the 12mm rope.

George is it just the arm that youve got or have you got the whole turret aswell?



Possibly not running enough kicker/cunningham as well? The whole thing comes off as one but needs the bearings to turn on.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Jun 09 at 10:58pm
If it's the 600, get yourself a 7mm mainsheet, a freddy ratchet block, ditch
the cleat and start using the amount of kicker that you should be. A LOT of
kicker! If you're sailing in a steady breeze, you can stand on the mainsheet
to effectively cleat it.
Once I ditched the cleat, I started sailing A LOT better. You have to try it.....
then you'll realize.

A quick sub note, when I did the RS euro's in the 6, the top 3 were cleatless,
the rest were using cleats.

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I was using 6mm for a while and it was really a bit thin.  I have just moved over to 9mm Rooster Polilite and its great - runs through the 40mm holt blocks fine even in very light winds.

I have a ronstan cleat tower fitted, but its adjusted to its lowest setting so i can't actually use it while sailing - but its is quite nice prestart if you are just sailing around gentlyish.  I have conscidered dropping it thought as it doesn;t always swing aroung in a tack as easily as a standalone ratchet block.

Where i sail the wind is never steady enough to stand on the sheet (well not deliberatly).   Try bigger sheet - bigger ratchet block (70mm version) and then get one of those grip strengthening things that climbers use and you'll be fine.
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I have got one of these spare (probably fell off one of my too-may boats)  I don't really want to sell it but could be persuaded for a reasonable amount of money.

On the contender I have to cleat to tack, but I do have the biggest ratchet practicable anyway.  I have just switched to Ronstan Race Sheet, from Rooster Polylite, going from 9mm to 7mm.  The Rooster stuff felt a bit too stiff in the blocks.  I'm also taking out a purchase.  I may be sorry.
the same, but different...

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They cost £93 in force 4 which is probably the most overpriced shop on the south coast  so that is under the "100 odd quid" budget
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Get builders gloves, nice and grippy so makes cleatless
sailing a lot easier.
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Dan I would seriously leave the cleat off and just try and sail with the boat as it is. You will find that you get used to the sheet loads and fewer mistakes will eventually be your reward. Are you running enough kicker/cunningham?
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